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P. T. BENBOW. WASHING MACHINE.

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P. T. BENBOW.

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WASHING-MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 435,913, datedSeptember 9, 1890.

Application filed October 28, 1889- Serial Ho. 328,474- (No model.)

.lo all'whom it may concern;

Be it known that I, PARIS T. BENBOW, a citizen of the United States ofAmerica,residing at Wichita, in the county of Sedgwick and State ofKansas, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in lVashingMa-1 perspective view of the rub-board and its immediate parts. Fig. 3'isasimilar view of the roller-bed of the machine. Fig. 4 is acrosssectional View of one upright of the machine and of the uprightburnerpipe, showing a plan of its fastener. Fig. 5 is an underperspective View of the machine-body, showing the bottom andflame-protector thereof. Fig. 6 is a perspective elevation of themachine with its parts folded when not in service, and the cover thereofraised to show the interior. Fig. 7 is a vertical longitudinal sectionalelevation of the machine with its parts in position when in use. Fig. 8is a cross-sectional View of the roller-bed of the machine, and Fig. 9is a detailed perspective view of the roller-bed corner-foot ofthemachine.

This invention relates to certain improvements in that class ofwashingmachines wherein the body thereof is a rectangular box supportedoff the floor by means of four standards or legs, and a roller bed isarranged in the bottom, submerged in the water, and acted upon to rubfabric articles in process of washing by a rub-board suspended from aswing, which is provided with extending handles for operating therub-board also, wherein water in the machine is heated by means of agasoline-burner, which burner is adj ustably secured to themachine,which improvements are fully set forth and ezgplained in thefollowing specification and claims.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the machine-body provided withthe legs L and having the metallic bottom A which bottom is centrallyprovided with the depending mepart the opening D through which theburner is introduced, and in its side portions the series of holes orperforations D.

B is the roller-bed of the machine, and consists of the two sidecastings g, which are curved to give a curved form to the bed, and

provided with the end feet 9 and center feet 9 which rest upon themachine-bottom, and

said castings are arranged parallel with and a distance from each otherand eonnectedtogether by means of the cross-bars g, which bars andcastings form a frame for the support of the rolls of the bed, and ofthe series of rolls e,\vhich are respectively provided with end journalsbearing in correspondingholes in the castings g, and thus supported sothat they may rotate freely, The said roller-bed is arranged in thebottom of the machine-body, centrally between the ends thereof, asshown, and is held froin sliding along on the bottom by means of thestops J J, which are secured to the maehinebody at each end of andadjaeent to the roller-bed.

P P are a pair of uprights pivotally secured to body A, one at eitherside thereof near the top, as shown at o, in such manner as to beadapted to turn to an upright position, as shown in Fig. 1, or to areclining position. (Shown in Fig. 6.) The lower ends of said uprightsare made to yield somewhat, so that they will spring from the body,A,and when turned to an upright position be retained in such position bymeansof the keepers 'u, by riding up the inclined shoulders of saidkeepers when being turned, and springing in between the two shoulders ofthe keepers when in a full upright position. In turning down saiduprights they are first sprung 06 from body A to clear thekeeper-shoulders, after which they are lowered so that their outer endportion will rest on the upper part of the machine-legs at the side ofthe machine-body, as shown.

0 is the yoke-bar, having a trunnion at either end seated in holes inthe uprights P, connecting said uprights at their upper ends, as shown.Removably secured to "and depending from said yoke-bar are theswingtallic flame-protector D, having in its bottom arms a,havingreduced ends a entered into holes of said yoke-bar and heldtherein by means of pins a as shown in Fig. 7.

a a are the handles, having the extendin parts a a arranged at an anglethereto, as shown, connected therewith by means of the castings d, asshown, and the two side parts of the said handle are connected by meansof the rounds a. and a and the extensions a a are pivotally connectedwith the lower ends of the swing-arms c. The castings d are respectivelyprovided with the rocker-flange d and with a depending ear, and R is therub-board having a series of holes 7" through it, and it is pivotallysecured between the depending ears and under the rocker-flanges of saidcastings d by means of screws (1 one at either end, as shown in Fig. 2,the screws, being smaller than the holes/r, permitting a limitedmovement of the rockers d upon the rub-board, and by such constructionthe rubboard may be raised or moved by raising or moving the handles a;also, the rub-board is enabled, when moving from end to end of theroller-bed, to adapt its position to the face of the said roller-bed byturning or partially turning on its pivotal bearings, and to be held torelieve said pivotal bearings from excessive strain by means of therockers (1 bearing against the upper part thereof.

S represents an ordinary gasoline-burner, having the short horizontallead pipe S and the verticalstandard pipe S provided at its upper endwith the supply-tank T, and adjustably held to one upright P by means ofthe forked plates t and thumb-screws t, by being entered into the forksand held therein by said screws, as shown more particularly in Fig. 4,adapting the burner S, when in an upright position, to turn under themachine and be slightly raised, so as to enter through the opening Dinto the flame-protector D, as

shown in Fig. 7, where it is ignited and generates heat in contact withthe metallic bottom of the machine, where the flame is protected, sothat the machine may be used where there is a wind-draft and notinterfered with, and given such draft and air necessary to feed theflame through the end holes or perforations D of the said protector.

As a means of utilizing the burner for heating sad-irons, cooking, &c.,the .machine is provided with a bracket shelf or holder removablyattached to one side, as shown in Fig. 1, upon which sad-irons orarticles may be placed and the burner turned to be under said shelf, orholder, as shown by the dotted lines.

As a means of safety, the upright pipe S is provided with a cut-01fvalve S as shown, to stop the flow of fluid from the tank.

- In folding down the uprights P pipe S and I tank'T lower with it, andthe burners and side lead pipe S are. brought to rest at the side of themachine, as shown in Fig. 6. When I in such position, tank T may befilled. In

folding the other parts of the machine pins 0 are removed from yoke-barO, which re leases the upper end of the swing-arms c. The yoke-bar isthen permitted to fold down at the end of the machine, out of the waywith uprights P. Roller bed B is then moved to one end in the machine,the rubboard at the opposite end, which will permit the swing-arms c andhandles a to lower within the machine, after which cover A is placed onthe body and forms a table of the machine, which may be used for anydesired purpose.

In use the machine parts are arranged as shown in Figs. 1 and 7. Wateris then put into the machine in a suiiicient quantity to submerge theroller-bed and rub-board. The burner is then ignited, and from theinfluence thereof the water is heated and kept hot in the machine. Thearticles to be washed are then soaped and placed in on the rollerbedunder the rub board, and by proper movement of handles a the rub boardis given action to agitate the hot water, rub the clothes, &c., andthereby loosen and remove the dirt. e

As a handy means of holding soap, the inclined board y is arrangedacross one end in the machine, and as a means of drawing 0E water fromthe machine a hole provided with an exterior spout h is made through oneend of the body A adjacent its bottom, havinga plug it therein forretaining water in the machinewhile the machine is in use. i

It will be observed that when the roller-bed is in'position for use itis directly over the flame-protector, and the rolls thereof, whichsupport the articles being washed, are by means of the feet of said bedsupported a short distance above the machines bottom,

and thus as the flame from the burner is.

confined within the protector articles of clothing being washed cannotcome in direct contact with the heated bottom and thereby'be injured byburning. p

As a means of cooking starch from the heat of the burner S, thedetachable side bracket or shelf becomes very useful and saves thenecessity of otherfire for that purpose and confines all work pertainingto washing and laundering to the machine.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new and useful, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is as follows:

1. In the washing machine described, in

combination with the body A, provided with the metallic bottom A and theflame-protector D, the burner S, pipes S and S and tank T, adjustablysecured to the folding uprights and adapted to fold down with them,substantially as and for the purpose specified. I

2. The combination, in the machine shown and described, with thebody-receptacle, of the folding uprights P, pivotally secured to theupper outer portion of the receptacle and provided with a. portionextending below are brought to an upright position, substanthe pivot atthe receptacle side adapted to tiaily as set forth. I

yield laterally, and the keepers t, provided PARIS T BENBOVV with aninclined approach secured to the lower outer portion of the receptaclebelow the up- Witnesses:

right pivots and adapted to catch and hold WM. J. HUTCHINS,

the yielding end of the uprights when they N. B. HAGIN.

